COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 375 speech and fixed in his habits. He voted for every Democratic candidate for President after Washington, and always took an active part in politics. He was one of the positive men of the country. His word was his bond, and to be relied upon. He was highly respected wherever he had become known. He died August 28, 1871, at the age of ninety-seven. His second wife died in 1847. D. V. Flumerfelt, our subject, was born in Sussex (now Warren) county, near Danville, N. J., October 13, 1807. He came to Seneca county, Ohio, with his father's family. He married Miss Melinda Littler, of Hardin county, Va., October 12, 1837. This union was blessed with five sons and five daughters, of whom one son and three daughters have died. Those living are: (1) Mathilda, who married Matthew T. Lutz, a retired farmer, Ballville township; (2) Ann Maria, who married Dennis Deran, a farmer in Ballville township; (3) George, who married Ellen Cheney, living in Ballville township; (4) Amos, who married Etta Crowe, and lives in the State of Kansas; (5) Charles, single, living at Old Fort, Seneca Co., Ohio, an ex-member of the Ohio Legislature; and (6) Abraham, unmarried, living with parents. Our subject came to Ballville township, Sandusky county, in the spring of J884, and purchased his present beautiful home near Sandusky river. He is the owner of I, 200 acres of land. His first vote was for Andrew Jackson. WILLIAM CLARK. A sketch of the life of this early settler of Ottawa county, who bore such a prominent part in the affairs of his community, and whose death was deeply mourned by all to whom his name was familiar, is truly worthy a place in this volume. William Clark was born in Devon-- shire, England, August 11, 1827, and - 24 - was a son of William and Ann (Clark) Clark, also natives of that county, where the father passed away. Here the son was educated and reared to manhood, spending his time upon a farm until 1853, when he immigrated to America, and coming to Ohio settled in Danbury township, near Port Clinton, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits for about eight years. In 1862 Mr. Clark removed to what was then Clay (now Allen) township, and from that date until his death, which occurred November 29, 1894, he was a continuous resident of that township, and held a leading place among its most enterprising and progressive citizens, giving his support to all projects tending to the advancement and welfare of the town and county. He was largely engaged in agricultural pursuits, in connection with milling, the manufacture of lime and an extensive mercantile business. He was also postmaster for twelve years. In all these various lines he was conspicuous for his energy, untiring industry, strict integrity and faithful performance of his duties, and having brought up his children to the same commendable habits they are today able to carry on his large enterprises with credit to themselves and honor to the memory of their' father. Mr. Clark was married, in Lincolnshire, England, December 5, 1852, to Susan, daughter of Robert and Ann (Chapman) Wilkinson, the former of whom passed away March 20, 1874, in Allen township, the latter dying October 5, 1893, in her native land. To the union of our subject and his wife nine children were born, as follows: Sarah Ann, September 8, 1854; William W., November 8, 1855; James A., November 8, 1857; George F., November 26, 1859; Charles E., April 1, 1861; Ira A., March 2, 1863 ; Alice N., March 15, 1865; Mary E., January 2, 1868; Florence A., March 2, 1870. Of this family Sarah Ann died July 24, 1874. William W: 376 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Clark was educated in the district schools of his native township, and since his early youth has been connected with his father's business enterprises. He is a member of Clay Lodge No. 584, I. O. O. F., at Genoa, and also of the Encampment at Elmore, and of the Daughters of Rebekah. He is a Republican politically. James A. Clark was married December 18, 1891, to Miss Mary R. Richards, and resides at Clay Center; since arriving at the years of manhood he has always given his attention to the duties pertaining to the homestead farm; like his brothers he attended the district school in his boyhood. George F. Clark was married October 19, 1883, to Nellie J. McIntyre, and they have two children, Alva B., born February 15, 189o, and Florence A., born February 4, 1892. He received his education in the public schools of Clay township, and has always assisted in his father's business. He is a member of Genoa Tent No. 173, Knights of the Maccabees. Charles E. Clark was married December 23, 1889, to Miss Stella Ross, of Colorado, and has one child, Ira E., born October 29, 1891. He also received his education at the home schools, and was connected with his father's business up to 1887, when he went to Colorado, where he now resides, engaged in farming in Montrose county. Ira A. Clark received his early education in the district schools of Clay township and also spent the winters of 1886 and 1887 in the Normal School of Danville, Ind. He entered the Law Department of Ann Arbor (Mich ) University in 1892, and graduated with honor with the class of June, 1894. He was admitted to the bar of this State in March, 1894, and since that time has practiced in Toledo, where he is meeting with flattering success. He is a member of Clay Lodge No. 584, I. O. O. F., at Genoa, and also of the Toledo Encampment. In politics he is Republican. Alice N. is the wife of Ralph W. Hill, cashier of the Elyria Savings Bank. Mary E. resides at Clay Center. Florence A. was married June 21, 1893, to Alva H. McIntyre, and resides in Toledo. During the life of our subject his large business enterprises were conducted under his own name, but since his death a stock company has been formed consisting of all the members of the family, under the title of The Clark Company, of which George F. Clark is president and treasurer, and William W. Clark is vice-president and secretary. Mr. Clark was for several years trustee of Clay township. He was a member of Clay Lodge No. 584, I. O. O. F., also of the Toledo Encampment and Daughters of Rebekah. His widow lives at the old homestead at Clay Center, Allen township. EDWARD GEORGE MESSERSMITH, agent of the Wheeling & Erie Railway Company at Limestone, Ottawa county, and one of the busiest and most enterprising young citizens of this community, is well-known for his personal activity in the affairs of the county, and also as a member of one of the pioneer families of Benton township, of which he is a native. Our subject was born April 30, 1868, and spent his boyhood days on his father's farm, attending the district school and acquiring a liberal education. He remained at home until the age of eighteen, when he took up the study of telegraphy with H. C. Fedderson, of Limestone Station, on the Wheeling railroad, and in six months he had so thoroughly mastered the business that he went to Hartland, Huron county, and took the position of night operator for the Wheeling railroad. After eight months' service there he was promoted to a larger field, and the company gave him the position of night operator at Orrville, Wayne county, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 377 a position he held one year. He was next at Trowbridge one year, and thence was removed to Limestone, now having entire charge of the Company's business at this point, the freight business alone amounting to some $8,000 per year. In addition to his railroad business Mr. Messersmith is also largely engaged in business for himself, which industry is now assuming large proportions and is steadily on the increase. Besides attending to all the above mentioned interests, he has charge of the old homestead, a farm of 120 acres, where he now lives with his mother and one sister. The property is owned by himself and brother Charles Albert; the farm is rented, but Mr. Messersmith has full charge and oversight of the business. Politically he is a Democrat, and is a public-spirited citizen, taking a loyal interest and pride in the welfare of his community. Henry Messersmith, father of our subject, one of the earliest settlers of Ottawa county, and especially well-known and respected in Benton township, was a native of Prussia, born in 1823. His parents were also natives of Prussia, the father born in 1785, the mother about 1775, and they died at the ages of seventy-eight and eighty-three years respectively. They had a family of nine children—four sons and five daughters. When Henry was eight years of age he came with his parents to this country, the family settling in the present city of Cleveland, then a small town, and there, in the public schools, he received his education. When eighteen he began life for himself, learning the cooper's trade, at which he worked until 1865. He then came to Benton township, Ottawa county, a region which at that time was a complete forest, and settled on Section 22, where he and his brothers Conrad and Jacob purchased 500 acres of wild land completely covered with timber. There was not a laid-out road in the township, the only one being a path along the banks of a small stream. They at once erected a stave and heading factory, and in connection therewith a sawmill, and commenced the work of clearing off the timber and making a comfortable home. Day after day could be heard the ring of the axe felling the timber for the great mill to convert into marketable form; the hum of the machinery was heard early and late; gradually the trees were removed, and in a seemingly short period of time the 500-acre tract was cleared and transformed into one of the finest farms in Ohio. Jacob sold out to his brothers about 1868, up to which time they had all worked together. In 1849, at the time of the gold fever, Henry Messersmith went to the mines in California, where he remained eighteen months, meeting with very fair success. In 1870 Mr. Messersmith died at his residence in Benton township, and he was deeply mourned in the community, for in his death the county, as well as the township, lost a thorough business man and a most esteemed citizen. In 1846 he had married Miss Margaret Anna Sell, of Cleveland, and to them were born eight children—five sons and three daughters—six of whom are now living: Louisa, born in 1850; Jacob, born in 1852; Mary, born in 1855; Henry, born in 1863; Edward, born in 1868, and Charles, born in 1870. The daughters are both married, Mary living at the old home, and Louisa (Mrs. Dentzer) in Cleveland. Mrs. Margaret Anna Messersmith was born in Prussia in 1833, and when four years old came to this country with her parents, who settled in Cleveland. Her opportunities for acquiring an education were very poor, but her thirst for knowledge great, and she has walked three miles many a day to school that she might in a measure satisfy her longing for an education. She lived in her native city until her marriage, and came to Benton township with her husband, where she added her efforts to his in securing a home and caring for the 378 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD children born to them, all of whom have now taken their place among the upright and progressive citizens of the township. Mrs. Messersmith's parents were born in Prussia about 1799, and had a family of six children—two sons and four daughters. Two years after Mr. Messersmith's death the property was divided equally between the widow and Conrad Messersmith, and her eldest son took charge of the farm until 1894, when he sold out his interests to his brothers Edward and Charles. The old mill where Mr. Messersmith sawed the timber with which he paid for his handsome farm and home was afterward burned. In the gentleman whose name opens this sketch, Edward G. Messersmith, we have one of the most enterprising young men of the times; but in his parents we have those who helped to make Benton township as beautiful as it now is; they were among the early pioneers of the county, and by their industry and economy carved out one of the finest homes to be seen in the township of Benton, or even in Ottawa county. " Honor to whom honor is due." J, H. FAUS, the popular and efficient city clerk of Port Clinton, Ottawa county, is a native of that city, born February 22, 1862, and has resided there all his life. He is a son of Thomas and Artemesia Faus, the latter of whom is a daughter of Garret Thorne, in his day one of the oldest residents of Ottawa county, Ohio, having located in Port Clinton in 1828, before the county was organized, and there resided the long period of sixty-five years, or up to his death which occurred March 6, 1890, when he was aged eighty-seven years. When fourteen years old our subject's school days closed, and he then entered the office of the Ottawa County News (D. J. Stalter being then proprietor) to learn the trade of printer. Here he remained about a year, at the end of which time, Mr. Stalter having sold out to George R. Clark, our subject began work in the office of the Ottawa County Reporter, and there continued some three and one-half years; but that journal changing hands, he was offered, and accepted, the position of foreman in the News office, which he held for fourteen years, or until August, 1895. In September following Mr. Faus purchased of E. H. Bauman his half interest in the Ottawa County Republican, and now in partnership with A. G. Winnie conducts that paper with well-merited success. Mr. Faus has always been a Republican; was elected on that ticket clerk of Portage township (in which Port Clinton is now situated) four consecutive times (although the township has a Democratic majority of about seventy-five), he on most occasions being the only Republican elected, and being elected by majorities ranging from 2 (the first time he ran) to 179--his total term of service as township clerk being eight and one-half years. In 1980 he was elected city clerk of Port Clinton by eighty majority and was defeated for re-election in 1892 by a majority of three in a total of over 500 votes (no Republican was elected in the corporation that year). In 1894 he was again elected city clerk, defeating by seventy-nine votes the same opponent who in 1892 had defeated him by three votes. On June 16, 1886, Mr. Faus was married to Miss Nettie Doyen, eldest daughter of Hubert and Ellen Doyen, of Port Clinton, and they have one child, a bright little boy, named Alvin G. Our subject is a member of the United Brethren Church; socially, he is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, and is a charter member of Port Clinton Lodge No. 361. It may be truly said of Mr. Faus that he is a representative self-made man, his education having been very limited, mostly secured during his experience in COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 379 printing offices. He is well-liked, and highly spoken of among all classes of people. PAUL de la BARRE, M. D. Among the physicians of Port Clinton stands prominent this gentleman, who though yet in the ranks of the comparatively later members of the profession in the county, has already I placed himself well in the van. He is a native of Prussia, born of French lineage November 30, 1851, at Stargard, Province of Pommern, son of Barnhardt and Louisa (Rabe) de la Barre, the former of whom, a watch manufacturer by vocation, died when about forty-five years old; the latter is yet living. They were the parents of seven children, Paul being the only one to come to the United States. He attended school in his native town till his fifteenth year, and then entered upon a four-years' apprenticeship at pharmacy. After passing his examination as pharmacist he took a position in a drug store in Frankfort-on-theMain, but at the breaking out of the Franco-Prussian war, fired with the spirit of patriotism, he enlisted in the German army, October 2, 1870, as a volunteer in First Company, Thirty-fourth Regiment, Second Army Corps, in which he served one year, doing military duty, at Strasburg, Vesoul and other places, after which he was honorably discharged October 1, 1871. He then returned to his former occupation, serving as clerk in a drug store at Mecklenburg-Schwerin some five years, and at Schersleben about eight months, after which he managed a drug store at Hamburg in the neighborhood of three years. In 1882 he emigrated to America, and served in a drug store in New York City about three years, after which he moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he studied medicine in the Western Reserve University, from which he graduated in 1887. He then came to and opened an office for the practice of medicine at Port Clinton, Ohio, in which he still continues, and where, on account of his rare experience as a pharmacist, his ability to converse fluently in English, French and German, his faithfulness to his patients and his genial, kindly disposition toward all, he has secured a liberal patronage. The Doctor has a convenient office and a fine residence adjacent to the Court House Park. A year or two since he purchased an orange grove in Florida, where he spends a portion of each year. On May 15, 1876, at Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, Dr. de la Barre was married to Helene Bohndorff, daughter of an artist, and their children are: Marguerite, born February 26, 1877; Anna, born June 26, 1878, and Elizabeth, born January 2, 1881. In his political preferences the Doctor is a Democrat, and for the past few years he has been a member of the board of education of Port Clinton; socially, he is affiliated with the I. O. O. F., and F. & A. M. He and his estimable wife enjoy the esteem and regard of a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. REV. SAMUEL T. LANE, retired minister of the U. B. Church, and formerly a pioneer itinerant preacher in Sandusky and Ottawa counties, was born in the town of Candor, Tioga Co., N. Y., April 15, 1815, a son of James and Jane (Colter) Lane, who lived on a farm where he for several years operated a sawmill. Mrs. Lane by a former marriage with Samuel Taylor (deceased) had two children, one of whom passed away in childhood, and the other grew to maturity, reared a family and died near the homestead. James Lane died in Tioga county, N. Y., about the year 1875. The children of James and Jane Lane were: Samuel T., Nancy Ann, Eliza, Rachel, Charles, Lindley 380 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Aaron, and Catharine. Of these Nancy Ann married John Vandemark, lived in Candor, then moved to Michigan, near Ann Arbor, where she died leaving two children; Eliza married Albert Barton, of Tioga county, where they still reside, and have one son living; Rachel married a Mr. Goodrich, lives in Oswego, N. Y., and has four children; Charles married and had a family near the old homestead; Lindley Aaron married, lives near the same place, and has two children; Catharine married a Mr. Burton, and they live near Chenang Point, New York. The subject proper of these lines was raised to hard work in a sawmill and on a farm, and in his boyhood began to serve a three-years' apprenticeship to the blacksmith trade, then after completing his term worked about three years longer at the same place. He received only three months' schooling, with which as a starting point he went on acquiring knowledge by himself in his spare moments, often reading books and papers by the dim light of a tallow-dip candle or a slut-lamp hanging in the chimney corner of a log cabin, or by the flickering light of a shell-bark hickory torch in the woods, until he found himself capable to teach a country school. About this time he married Miss Julia McDonald, by whom he had one child; but about two years later this wife died, and a year afterward he married Miss Lydia Ann Schoonover, of Tioga county, N. Y. He then moved to Mexico, Wyandot county, where he operated a sawmill and remained until his second wife died. While living here he received exhorting license from the M. E. Church, and not long afterward was given a call to supply preaching on a large circuit which included Port Clinton, Danbury, Lakeside, and the country seven miles up the Portage river, embracing twenty-two different appointments, mostly at school-houses or log cabin dwellings, and requiring one hundred miles travel to make one round every three weeks. He attended the first quarterly meeting in 1850 at Lower Sandusky, where Rev. Beatty, his colleague, was stationed. Mr. Lane traveled mostly on horseback, carrying his Bible and hymn books in a leather saddlebag. In 1851 he located at Lacarne, Ottawa county, and at Port Clinton was married to Miss Mary G. King, February 27, '851. While living here he superintended the grading of the Northern Division of the L. S. & M. S. R. R., for three miles west of the Portage river, and a year later put in the culverts and cattle-guards between Lacarne and Oak Harbor, being in the employ of the railroad company about two years. Four years after preaching for the M. E. Church he, in 1856, joined the U. B. Church, at Flat Rock, Ohio, and served as itinerant preacher nearly thirty years, or until 1885, when, at the age of seventy he was superannuated. His last circuit was at Rising-sun, Wood county, his present home. Rev. S. T. Lane's children by his last wife were: Sarah, Lydia Ann, Sylvester L., Samuel T. , Nancy, Mary and Eva E. ; of these Sarah married James Kleinhans, lives at Waterville, Lucas Co., Ohio, and has five children; Lydia Ann married John Otten, lives at Deerfield, Mich., and has five children; Sylvester L., unmarried, is a publisher, of Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Samuel T. married Ada Nowlan, is clerk at the " Arlington House," Findlay, Ohio; Nancy married Charles K. Beech, lives at Findlay, Ohio, and has two children; Eva E., married to Harry C. Hollinshead, a sketch of whom follows: HARRY C. HOLLINSHEAD, of the firm of Bense & Hollinshead, wholesale and retail fish dealers, Port Clinton, and one of the leading business men of the city, is a native of same, born November 7, 1862, a son of Robert M. and Lucy (Dickens) Hollinshead. The father of Harry C. was born in Ottawa county, Ohio, where he was reared, educated and married. He served as COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 381 auditor and recorder of the county for some seventeen years, at the end of which time he embarked in the wholesale fish business with R. Bell & Co., at Port Clinton. In 1888 he sold out his interest in this industry, and moved to Toledo. His wife died in 1881 at the age of thirty-eight years, the mother of six children who grew to maturity, namely: Cora, wife of Albert B. Orth, of Port Clinton; Harry C., of whom we write; Lester, assisting his brother in the fish business, unmarried; Clara, wife of John Rohrbacher, of Port Clinton; May; and Eva, married to Matthew Hilsenbeck, and living in Toledo, Ohio. Harry C. Hollinshead received his literary education at the common schools of Port Clinton, after which he attended the Spencerian Business College, Cleveland, graduating from there in 1886. He then accepted the position of bookkeeper for George E. St. John, at Port Clinton, subsequently, in 1891, becoming a member of the firm of Bense, Hanlon & Co., fish dealers, the name of the firm being changed to Bense, Hollinshead & Co., in 1893. On June 20, 1890, Mr. Hollinshead was married at Findlay, Ohio, to Miss Eva E. Lane, and one child, Robert Lindley, was born to them October 2, 1893. In his political preferences Mr. Hollins-head is a Democrat, socially, he is a member of the I. O. O. F. hERMAN H. MYLANDER, county treasurer of Ottawa county, by virtue of his long residence at Oak Harbor, and high position in society, is well worthy of a prominent place in the pages of this volume. A Prussian by birth, he was born in the town of Menden, Westphalia, November 8, 1839, a son of Henry C. and Elizabeth (Kelling) Mylander, both also natives of Prussia. In 1854 they emigrated to the United States, with a small party of German colonists, locating in Ottawa, Ohio, where the father died in 188o, the mother in 1883. They had eleven chil dren, all born in Germany, four of whom survive, viz. : Frederick, residing in Oak Harbor; Herman H., subject of this sketch; John H., residing in West Dover, Ohio, and William H., of Oak Harbor. Our subject, as will be seen, was a fourteen-year-old boy when he came to this country, and as a consequence his education was for the most part received in his native land. About a couple of years he spent at Toledo and Woodville, Ohio, as an apprentice to the mercantile business, at a salary of four dollars per month; but in 1857 he returned to Oak Harbor and commenced business on his own account, since which time, now a period of some forty years, he has been continuously identified with Salem township and Oak Harbor, and their development. In the year last named he established the first general store in Oak Harbor, at that time a mere village, known as "Hartford," and in connection with this business he has also been largely interested and extensively engaged in the manufacture of staves and headings, having a factory at Oak Harbor. During these forty years Mr. Mylander's line has been devoted to an industrious and energetic business career, and every dollar he has accumulated has been invested and expended in the building up and development of his town and township. There is not a Church in Salem township that has not been benefited by contributions from Mr. Mylander, and to every public enterprise of moment he has always been a liberal subscriber. On July 22 1859, our subject was married, at Oak Harbor, to Miss Sarah Troutman, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Heilbach) Troutman, and born in Tuscarora, Schuykill Co., Penn., December 23, 1841; she came to Ottawa county, in 1855, with her parents. This union has been blessed with four sons and two 382 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. daughters, as follows: Henry C., born May 22, 1860, a prominent hardware merchant of Oak Harbor; William H., born May 28, 1861, a manufacturer of cooperage stock, and having charge of his father's business in Sandusky, Lindsay and North Creek; Franklin E., born May 19, 1863, died June 13, 1864; Mary A., born November 21, 1864, wife of W. Harmon, deputy county treasurer; George C. , bookkeeper in his father's store at Oak Harbor, born March 27, 1869, and Emma B., born February 16, 1872, for some time a teacher in Ottawa county. A Republican in politics, Mr. Mylander has never been an office-seeker; but in 1894, without any solicitation on his part, he was nominated, by his party, as a candidate for county treasurer, and on November 6 of that year was elected to that honorable position, one that he fills with characteristic ability and fidelity. For twelve years he served as councillor of Oak Harbor, and for eight years was school director, also filling the position of school treasurer for the same length of time. He is a man of more than ordinary business qualifications, to-day ranking among the solid men of Ottawa county, and enjoying an enviable and well-merited popularity. He is also highly respected in the community for his moral worth, and many unassuming charitable deeds. CHARLES I. YORK. This well-known attorney at law, who enjoys an honorable and lucrative practice in his chosen profession, is holding an enviable place in the front rank of that distinguished array of talent which constitutes the bar of Ottawa county. He is a native of Ohio, born in Greenwich township, Huron county, February 18, 1856. When he was an infant of two months his parents, Stephen and Hannah York, moved to the adjoining township of Ruggles, in Ashland county, where for some thirty years they resided, at the end of that time returning to Greenwich township, and finally settling in the village of that name. Here the father died September 3, 1888, the mother on October 7, 1892, leaving one son and four daughters, as follows: Charles I., Mrs. Harriet Washburn, Mrs. Cornelia Wright and Mrs. Lena Stoner, of Greenwich, Ohio; and Mrs. Avetta MaCumber, of Lorain, Ohio. The parents and all the grandparents were born in the State of New York, while the great-grandparents were of Irish, German and French nativity. When four years old our subject commenced attending district school near his Ashland county home, his first teacher being Alvin Griffin, who is now, and has been for the past thirty years or so, a practicing attorney at law at Norwalk, Ohio. At the age of fifteen young Charles entered a private school in the same vicinity, which he attended two years, and in November, 1873, at the early age of seventeen, he commenced teaching country school, the first step toward beginning life for himself. During the springs and summers of 1874 and three consecutive years Mr. York was engaged by the month on a farm, shearing sheep, and in other occupations, at intervals, when out of work, canvassing for the sale of books, at the same time attending private schools in the fall, his winters being occupied in teaching. In 1878 he taught select schools, his chief duties being to prepare the student for the profession of school teaching. In 1879, 188o, and up to the fall of 1881 he was engaged as traveling salesman for a church, school and hall furniture industry,. teaching school in the winter of 1879-80. In the fall of 1881 he entered the Law Department of Michigan University, Ann Arbor, Mich., where, on March 28, 1883, he received the degree of Bachelor of Laws. During vacation in his course, and after COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 383 graduation, he continued, until the fall of 1883, his former occupation of traveling salesman. On February 8, 1883, he was admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan, and on June 5, 1883, while at Columbus, Ohio, on business for the firm he was traveling for he was admitted to the bar by the supreme court of Ohio, and has since been admitted to practice in the United States courts. In the fall of 1883 he entered the law office of H. C. Carhart, at Galion, Ohio, there making his debut into the arena of law; but he remained there only two weeks, for during the afternoon of December 2, he began to take into favorable consideration the condition of affairs in Oak Harbor, Ottawa county, which he had frequently visited in his traveling days, and the result of his cogitations was that on the following day he found himself located in that thriving town and engaged in the trial of a case before the mayor thereof. Here he remained in the practice of his chosen profession until July 4, 1892, at which date he removed to Port Clinton, the county seat of Ottawa county, where he has continued to reside. On October 18, 1887, at his own home in Oak Harbor, which had been suitably prepared for a life of domesticity, Mr. York was married to Miss Anna Wilt, of that village, and they partook of their marriage supper at their own table. Socially our subject is a member in good standing of the F. & A. M., the I. O. O. F. and the K. of P. Lodges. He believes that men become characterized to, and a reflex of, the objects which they worship, and holds that man's supreme duty is to worship God, by reason of his relation with his Creator, as it becomes revealed to him, through the Sacred Scriptures, human reason and natural laws, that he might become a susceptible character to reflect sunshine and happiness in his home, in the fraternities of men and the society of the world, and become so spiritually related to his Creator as to be enabled to await in perfect peace, consolation and faith the eternal destiny of the immortal soul. At the November election, in 1888, Mr. York was elected prosecuting attorney of Ottawa county, on the Democratic ticket, and at the November election in 1891 he was re-elected on the same ticket, holding that office for two terms, beginning on the first Monday of January, 1889, and ending on the first Monday of January, 1895. He is possessed of excellent judgment, gifted with enviable skill in handling a case, and forcible in his arguments before a jury, while he is regarded as a useful local counselor and office lawyer, critical and accurate in the adjustment and preparation of cases. Genial and popular, no man stands higher in the estimation of the people of the county, and his present leading position, both as a man and as a lawyer, is a conclusive proof of what pluck, ambition and honest endeavor will accomplish. GEORGE M. RUDES, the proprietor of Maple Grove farm, Clay township, Ottawa county, is one of the oldest of the pioneers, and a prominent agriculturist and manufacturer of that township. He has watched the progress of the country from a state of nature, a wilderness of forest trees and underbrush, inhabited by wild animals, to its present proud position in the State, with fertile fields and comfortable homes, and feels that to his strong right arm is due in a measure the prosperity and beauty of this favored section. Mr. Rudes was born in Genesee county, N. Y., February 4, 1827, a son of Ephraim and Hannah (Hudson) Rudes, also natives of that State, born of English and Welsh descent. They removed to Ohio when their son George was but eight years old, making the long journey in a wagon, drawn by horses, and located in Medina county. Here our subject attend- 384 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ed the common and high schools, and then served an apprenticeship at the carpenter and joiner's trade, at which he worked for several years. He then went to Huron county, going into the hotel business, which he carried on some three years; but, tiring of this, he purchased a farm in that county, which he worked for five years. He then sold out and came to Ottawa county, settling in Clay township, where he began manufacturing lumber. With keen foresight and good business tact, he purchased eighty acres of timber land and a sawmill and went to work, cutting down the trees, often standing knee deep in water. He sawed the logs, making them into lumber, for which he found a ready sale, and in the course of the twelve years in which he carried on operations used all the timber on his own and the neighboring farms. A part of this timber covered what is known as " Middle Ground," in the city of Toledo. In addition to the manufacture of lumber, Mr. Rudes devoted every spare moment to the improvement of his farm, and succeeded in bringing it to a high state of cultivation. He sawed and dried the lumber used in the construction of his dwelling and barns, which he built himself, in a picturesque spot, and which for beauty and design can not be surpassed in Clay township. He made many other improvements upon his land, and has to-day a valuable piece of property. In 1866 Mr. Rudes sold out his sawmill, and attended strictly to his farming operations. In 1873 he bought a sawmill in Genoa, adding thereto a planing-mill, and for ten years lived in Genoa, buying also eighty acres of timber land in the vicinity of his farm. The mill is still in operation, employing a number of men, and is successfully conducted by his son, Heselton F., who thoroughly understands the business. Our subject was married November 9, 1851, to Miss Louisa J. Baxter, and to them eight children have been born (two of whom are deceased), a brief record of them being as follows: (1) Heselton F., born September 1o, 1853, attended the schools of Genoa, and was married April 25, 1878, to Miss Fanny Butheway; they have had three children-Guy, born July 14, 1878, died in 1892; Lester, born in 1887; and Verne, born in September, 1891; they reside in Genoa, where he has charge of his father's mill. (2) Bribner H., born September 15, 1854, in Huron county, received his education at Genoa; he is unmarried, resides with his parents, and is interested in the business of grain threshing and well drilling. (3) Carlos A., born July 21, 1857, in Clay township, attended the schools in Genoa, and was married December 9, 1879, to Miss Lillie Hatch, daughter of Charles Hatch, of Hancock county; they have had five children-Ercell, Harry, Earl (deceased), Merrill and Gail. (4) Amy, born December 25, 1867, died July 27, 1875. (5) George A., born September 3o, 1862, in Clay township, was educated in Genoa; he carries on well drilling and threshing; he was married in Genoa, December 12, 1880, to Miss Avis, daughter of Austin Tuttle, and seven children have been born to them-Albert M., Alice L., Florence, Metta, Howard, Emery, and Inez. (6) Minnie M., born September 1, 1864, is single and resides with her parents. (7) Roy C., born May 10, 1874, is what might be termed a born machinist; he is entirely self-taught, but seems to have a thorough knowledge of all kinds of machines; he tried farming, for a while, but is now agent for a threshing-machine manufacturing company; he is single and lives with his parents. (8) Metta, born August 1, 1876, died July 24, 1877. Ephraim Rudes, the father of our subject, was born in the State of New York, in 180o, and followed the occupation of a farmer. He was married in 1821 to Miss Hannah Hudson, who was born in the same State, July 16, 1803, and their family consisted of seven children as fol- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 385 lows: Sarah A., Amy and Abel (twins), George M., Clarinda, Allen H. and Lucy. The father died in 1846, and the mother in 1890. The wife of our subject was born July 2o, 1832, in the State of New York, and was one of thirteen children born to her parents. She is suffering from the effects of. a stroke of paralysis, which prevents her from performing household duties, although her mind is clear and active, and she converses with ease and intelligence. She and her husband, who is a very quiet and unassuming man, have many interesting incidents to tell of the early day in the settlement of this State, when they were surrounded by dense forests, when neighbors were few and far between, and when none of the comforts and conveniences of civilization were at hand. Now they are enjoying the results of their early toil and hardships, and the evening of their useful and busy lives finds them contented and happy. Mr. Rudes has always deeply regretted his inability to take part in the war for the defense of the stars and stripes, in 1861-65, owing to chronic rheumatism, contracted when a boy and added to when clearing his land and preparing his lumber for his mill, the ground being very wet and marshy. He has been a great sufferer from this disease, although always a busy man. Mr. Rudes has held the office of supervisor for ten years, and has been school director for the same length of time. He is a stanch Republican, going into the ranks of that party on its formation. He believes in principles not men, and has never been an office-seeker. His first Presidential vote was cast for Zachary Taylor, who was the Whig candidate. GEORGE GOSLINE, editor and publisher of the bright and influential journal of Oak Harbor called The Press, was born in Canton, Bradford Co., Penn., April 22, 1852, and is a son of William and Lorina S. (Fowler) Gosline. The father was born in Sussex Vale, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada, April 10, 1813, and died January 8, 1879. The mother was born at Lubeck, Me., July 6, 1818, and died at Canton, Bradford Co., Penn., May 23, 1854. In their family were eight children, five of whom survive at the time of this writing in the summer of 1895: Thomas, who is living in Willamsport, Penn. ; James, a resident of Philadelphia, Penn. ; Mary, wife of George P. Russell, of Lancaster, Penn. ; Edward, whose home is in Carnegie; and George, the subject of this review. The last named spent the days of his boyhood in Williamsport, Penn., and acquired his education in the public schools of that city. On leaving the school room he began serving an appenticeship to the printer's trade, and in 1867 removed to Marshall, Mo., whither his parents had gone the previous year. In 1870, after working in a printing office in Marshall for three years, he went to Glasgow, Howard Co., Mo., where he worked at his trade for a year. In 1871 he moved to Topeka, Kans., where he also spent a year, and in 1872 became a resident of Huntsville, Randolph Co., Mo. , but after six months he went to St. Louis, Mo. His residence there was of only three months duration, and in January, 1874, he went to Indianapolis, Ind., and a month later to Sandusky, Ohio. After a brief sojourn in the last named city, he went to Port Clinton, Ohio, whence, in 1875, he came to Oak Harbor, o which place he has since been one of the honored and respected citizens. Immediately after his arrival here, Mr. Gosline began the publication of The Press, to which he has since gave close personal attention. The journal has always been devoted to the interests and advancement of the welfare of Ottawa county and vicinity, without regard to politics. It is well edited and printed, 386 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. and enjoys a large advertising patronage as well as an extensive circulation. The office is equipped with job and cylinder presses, steam power is used, and altogether the paper reflects great credit on its enterprising editor and publisher. Mr. Gosline ranks among the leading men of the county, and in his relations to the people as a newspaper man and citizen is recognized as one who has contributed largely to the material and social advancement of Ottawa county and tributary district. On July 15, 1876, at Toledo, Ohio, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Gosline and Miss Cora Gates, who was born at Gates Mills, Ohio, October 9, 1857, "daughter of Henry and Eunice (Cornwell) Gates. Their union has been blessed with three children, namely: Georgia and Robert (twins), born May 9, 1877, the former of whom died October 5, 1879, while the latter was for some time successfully engaged in schoolteaching in Salem township, Ottawa county, and is now studying law in the Ohio State University; and Ella Gertrude, born May 21, 189o. The family is widely and favorably known in this locality, and its members hold an enviable position in social circles, while Mr. Gosline is recognized as one of the most prominent and influential citizens of the county. JAMES H. KRAEMER, probate judge of Ottawa county, with residence at Oak Harbor, is a native of the county, born near Oak Harbor March 18, 1845, a son of Adolphus and Eliza (Weaver) Kraemer. The father of our subject was a native Of Hanover, Germany, where he studied medicine and civil engineering, and subsequently practiced medicine. About the year 183o he came to the United States, making his first American home at Lancaster, Ohio, there practicing medicine, and in 1832 marrying Miss Eliza Weaver. In 1833 he removed to Sandusky City; later to Toledo, Ohio, engaging there in mercantile business, and in 1834 he came to Oak Harbor, where in 1850 he was elected surveyor of Ottawa county, which office he held six years. While serving as surveyor he began the study of law, and in 1856 was elected to the office of probate judge, which he held six years; was next elected prosecuting attorney, and filled that office also six years. He was then elected a member of the State Constitutional Convention, on which he served until its labors were completed, after which he was re-elected prosecuting attorney, which office he was holding at the time of his death. He died in August, 1885, at the age of seventy-five years. He had twelve children, seven of whom died in childhood, the following becoming heads of families: William L., Gustavus A., James H., Helen H., and Charles R., of whom William L. married Miss Mary Black, lived at Oak Harbor, and had three children; Gustavus A. married Lena Stanberry, lived at Texarkana, Ark., and had four children; Helen H. married Dr. J. A. McKinnon, lived at Oak Harbor, where both died, leaving two children; Charles R. married Carrie Chestnutwood, lived at Oak Harbor, and had three children. James H. Kraemer, the subject proper of this sketch, passed his youth at Oak Harbor and vicinity, attending school there until he was eighteen years old, later taking a course at the Bryant, Lusk & Stratton Business College, Cleveland. Afterward he worked on a farm for several years, and from 1872 to 1875 operated a planing-mill at Oak Harbor. About the latter year he took charge of the Ottawa Exponent, as editor and manager, and for the past fifteen years has been proprietor of that paper. On January 1, 1869, he was married to Miss Lottie Earl, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Creiswick) Earl, of Cleveland, Ohio, and children as follows have been COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 387 born to them: De Wilton A., Thomas E., Maud E., Lloyd E. and Frank. Politically our subject is a Democrat, and has served as mayor of Oak Harbor five years, and also as member and clerk of the board of education. In the fall of 1893 he was elected probate judge of Ottawa county, his present position. Socially he is a member of the I. O. O. F., and enjoys the well-merited esteem and regard of hosts of friends. As an official Mr. Kraemer has won the respect of all by his diligent and efficient performance of the duties devolving on him. His father was the founder of and gave the land upon which all the churches and public schools are located, as well as contributing largely to their erection, and to every enterprise tending to the advancement of the town or county. His son, James H., has labored faithfully in the same cause, in the interest of public improvement and good, as evidenced by many substantial buildings, and as his unceasing labors show. EDWARD DECKER, mayor of Elmore, Ottawa county, who by trade is a machinist, was born in Fremont, Ohio, October 25, 1854, and is a son of Samuel and Lydia (Kistler) Decker, both of whom located in Sandusky county, Ohio, at a very early day. For many years the father worked at the cooper's trade in Fremont, and in 1859 he brought his family to Elmore, where his death occured in 1880. His wife still survives him, and now at the age of seventy years makes her home in Elmore. In their family were six children, five of whom are yet living: William 0., of Toledo, Ohio; Mary E., wife of L. M. Ham, of New York; Edward, subject of this sketch; Elizabeth, a resident of Elmore; and Harriet W., wife of W. L. Reeves, of Toledo. With his parents Edward Decker came to Elmore, where he acquired his education in the public schools, and on leaving the school room learned the printing business, at which he worked for about six years. He then went to Hannibal, Mo., where he learned the trade of a machinist, residing there for three years, on the expiration of which time he returned to Elmore, and since 1882 has continuously resided here. On December 25, 1881, he was married at Elmore to Miss Mary Hineline, daughter of John B. and Rosana Hineline, natives of Pennsylvania, of German ancestry; they were early settlers of Sandusky county, Ohio, and are now both deceased. To our subject and his wife have been born four children—John Samuel, Mary Emma, James Robert and Paul. Mr. Decker has ever been prominent in public affairs; for three terms he served as a councilman of Elmore; in 1892 was elected mayor; and in 1894 was re-elected for the term he is at present serving. He is a progressive, public-spirited citizen, and fills that important position to the general satisfaction of all concerned, the manner in which the various public interests of the city are being managed and adjusted by him giving ample evidence of the efficiency and good judgment of its present head. Politically he is a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party; and socially he is a member of Elmore Lodge, No. 462, I. O. O. F., and he and his wife are members of the Christian Church, of Elmore. JOHN GASSER (deceased), who was one of the honored pioneers of Ottawa county, was born in Berne, the capital of Switzerland, September 23, 1822, and was a son of John and Anna Gasser, the former of whom was at one time the governor of Switzerland. Our subject lived in his native land until twelve years of age, and then accompanied his parents on their emigration to America, locating in Zanesville, Ohio. 388 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. The father soon after went to Sandusky county, where he purchased a large tract of wild land, and there engaged in the construction of a mill race and mill, the first one in the county; but ere the work was completed death suddenly ended his labors. Young John was thus left a mere boy to fight life's battles alone. He was bound out by his guardian to Judge Justus, of Fremont, Ohio, to learn the trade of a tanner and currier, being thus employed until twenty-one years of age, during which time he thoroughly mastered the business, becoming an expert workman, and was thus employed until the breaking out of the Civil war. On May 2, 1849, Mr. Gasser was united in marriage with Miss Mary L. Sheperd, of Gypsum, Ohio, and in 1853 they removed to Elmore, where Mr. Gasser resumed work at his trade. Mrs. Gasser was born near Leesville, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, and in 1833, when four years of age, was brought to Ottawa county, then an almost unbroken wilderness; she has seen deer cross the farm in large numbers, and all kinds of wild game abounded. She was a resident of three counties while living in one house. She acquired her education in Gypsum and Fremont, and in the latter place met the gentleman whom she married. Her father, John Sheperd, was born in North Carolina, February 13, 1783, and died December 19, 1854. Her maternal grandfather was born in Virginia, about 1766, and was a fuller by trade. He wedded Mary Long, a highly-educated Quaker lady, who engaged in the practice of medicine, in those early days, in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and had been known to ride twenty miles through the wilderness in cases of consultation; she was very successful; her sister was a minister of the Gospel. To Mr. and Mrs. Gasser were born five children, three of whom died in infancy. Louis Edwin, who was born in Woodville, Ohio, April 18, 1851, corn pleted a course of study in the Normal School of Tontogany, Ohio, in 1867, and was then employed on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railroad until his death, August 11, 1870. Eva Luella, the only daughter, was born May 16, 1858, on Rice street in Elmore, and in the same house was married February 27, 1879, to Henry Paffenbach, of Elmore, and in the same house in which her two children were born; she was educated in the public schools of Elmore, and before reaching the age of eighteen began teaching; she also made a special study of the piano, and later taught music with marked success; she died January 26, 1885, leaving two children—John Edwin G. , born March 4, 188o; and Carl Henry, born March 12, 1881. All who knew her had for her only words of praise, and her friends were many. Mr. Gasser carried on business in Elmore until 1864, when, on August 5, he enlisted in Company A, One Hundred Seventy-seventh O. V. I., under Capt. Turner. About October 1 he left Cleveland with his regiment, and on the 6th arrived at Tullahoma, Tenn., where, for six weeks, the troops guarded the Nashville & Chattanooga railroad. When Hood's army threatened Nashville, the regiment was sent to Murfreesboro, and were there twice engaged in battle with the Rebel forces under Gen. Forrest. Subsequently the regiment was ordered to Spring Hill, and assigned to the Twenty-third Army Corps. On the march from Murfreesboro to Spring Hill John Gasser was taken ill, but remained with his command which went to Clifton on the Tennessee river. On January 17, 1865, the regiment embarked on a steamer for Cincinnati, and thence went by rail to Washington, D. C., where it arrived January 25. On February 3, it started for Annapolis by steamer, reaching Port Fisher on the 9th. On the the 16th, Mr. Gasser passed away, dying of typhoid pneumonia, and was buried by his com- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 389 rades—Baldwin, Carr and Coon. He had patriotically given his life for his country, whiqh required the sacrifice of so many of the brave sons of the nation. He was a very loyal, devoted citizen, and in his death the community suffered a severe loss. An earnest, temperance worker, a devoted Christian man, he did all in his power to uplift and benefit humanity, and had the warmest regard of all who knew him. His family lost a faithful husband and loving father; but the memory of his holy Christian life still lingers and is still green in the hearts of many friends. His widow is yet living in Elmore, an estimable lady, both widely and favorably known. REV. NATHANIEL B. C: LOVE, D. D., the subject of this sketch, was born in Rushville, Fairfield Co., Ohio. His father was born in Donegal, Ireland, of Scotch-Irish parents. In his childhood he was brought from Ireland to Lancaster, Penn., where he received a good English education. He became a professional teacher, and excelled in mathematics, teaching in Northumberland county, Penn., Cadiz, and Rushville, Ohio. He was of the nobler type of Irish Protestants, many of whom have been among the foremost in education in their adopted country. His parents were first Episcopalians and afterward Methodists. He died in his seventy-ninth year, near Hardin, Ohio. Dr. Love was converted in childhood, and never forgot his espousal to God, and hence never formed those bad habits which hinder and embarrass so many persons for long weary years. His mother had the forming of his character. Her maiden name was Susannah Force, and she came from the Force family of New Jersey, a family that has made a noble record in Church and State. She was intelligent, possessed great common sense, and was a devout Christian. Up to his sixteenth year Dr. Love had the advantages of good common and select schools. When about seventeen years he felt impressed to enter the ministry. He did not yield to this call at once, feeling, as every true minister always does, his insufficiency for this lofty mission; but as he wrought in the factory through the day and studied art and history at night, the call to the ministry became more and more imperative. About this time he had the advantages of the city and select schools of Sidney, Ohio, taught by Judge Wyman, James Linn and Miss Ware. Many of the older pupils of those schools have referred to them as miniature colleges. When only twenty-two years old our subject entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has been a prominent member of the Central Ohio Conference, filling with marked success, and to the full legal term of services, many of its leading stations. The cities and larger towns of central and northwestern Ohio have been the scene of his labors. When he was twenty-three he was united in marriage with Miss Eliza Ginn, of Sidney, Ohio. Their oldest daughter, Jennie Love, was united in marriage with Mr. Ed. Cowdrick, of Napoleon, Ohio, but died in eighteen months, leaving a daughter. The second daughter, Mrs. Emma Eberly, lives in Perrysburg, Ohio, a respected lady in Church and society. The eldest son, Edwin Ginn Love, is in the practice of law in Port Clinton, and in his profession is successful and popular, having a large practice in that city, as well as in the surrounding towns and cities. The second son is a railroad agent and telegrapher, employed on the Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad. Lura May Love, the youngest, is the teacher of French and Latin in Findlay College, which is her "alma mater;" she is also a graduate of the Upper Sandusky Graded School; she is well and favorably known as a mezzo-soprano solo- 390 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ist of excellence. The youngest, Arthur D. Love, is a boy at home with his parents. Dr. Love is well known as a writer for periodical literature; especially is his name familiar to the readers of the Western Christian Advocate, to whose columns he has contributed for many years. During six years, for several Sunday-school publications, he wrote notes for lesson help, and in his way of opening up and illustrating the Scripture he was highly appreciated. The same talent which qualified him for this work has made him eminently successful as a teacher of Bible and Normal classes, and he has been engaged in that work some sixteen years at Chautauqua Assemblies. He has the rare gift that few have, the power to draw and paint rapidly before an audience. His " chalk-talks " before assemblies are immensely popular. He has published a work on object-teaching that met with a rapid sale, and has received the endorsement of many of the best educators of the country. A few years ago, when Dr. Love was stationed at Upper Sandusky, Ohio, he took a great interest in the Old Mission Church and burying ground. This was the first mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The old stone church had fallen into ruins, and the burying ground, where many converted chiefs and missionaries were sleeping in hope of the resurrection taught by the Gospel, was a deserted common. Dr. Love was instrumental in bringing the matter in form before the General Missionary Committee and General Conference, and the funds were provided for restoring the property and preserving it as a sacred treasure to the Church, and to-day it stands as restored under his wise management, and is the Mecca of Methodism in her missionary efforts. While he was pastor at Port Clinton he collected and published a historical sketch of all the Methodist Churches in Ottawa county, which is valuable as a source of data. He is now connected with the great Chautauqua movement, having taught for several years at Lakeside, and for sixteen years connected with various Chautauqua Assemblies. For eight years he has been superintendent of Island Park Assembly, Rome City, Ind. He is a graduate in the C. L. S. C., course of study, the C. N. C., and the Ohio State Normal, and is the friend and promoter of home college reading circles. In recognition of his talents and scholarship the U. S. Grant Memorial University, some years ago, conferred its highest honorable degree of Doctor of Divinity upon him. E. G. LOVE, a rising young attorney at law of Port Clinton, Ottawa county, is a native of Ohio, born May 22, 1864, at Crestline, Crawford county, a son of Rev. N. B. C. Love, D. D., and Eliza (Ginn) Love. The father was for many years an itinerate minister of the M. E. Central Ohio Conference, also a prominent Sunday-school worker, and was for seven years president of the Island Park Assembly, of Rome City, Indiana. Our subject attended the public schools of different towns at which his father preached until he was seventeen years of age, at which time he went to Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, where he attended college two years, and then, on account of inability of his father to furnish funds to enable him to complete a college course, he struck out for himself. He worked a couple of years at various occupations, about a year as common laborer at the Milburn Wagon Works, Toledo, Ohio, and then one year as assistant shipping clerk. Returning home at the age of twenty-one, he entered the law office of Judge Malcolm Kelly, at Port Clinton, and began the study of law, remaining as a student, in the capacity of COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 391 the Judge's assistant in his office work, for about two years; then for one year attended the Cincinnati Law College; from which he graduated May 23, 1888, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. About a month prior to graduation he was admitted to practice law in all the courts of Ohio. On his return from college after the completion of his collegiate course, he located at Port Clinton, where he has been practicing ever since. In October, 1892, he was admitted to practice law in the circuit and district courts of the United States, and has a large practice in State and United States courts. In June, 1887, Mr. Love married Miss Nettie McRitchie, daughter of Judge D. R. McRitchie, of Port Clinton, Ohio, and they have two daughters: Helen and Marguerite. JOSEPH KINGHAM, M. D. A list of the well-known citizens of Ottawa county would be incomplete were the name of this gentleman omitted, for there are probably few so widely and favorably known. Not only has he distinguished himself in his profession, but also as a leader in business circles, having built up large commercial interests here; and it is only justice to him to state that if the town of Rocky Ridge owes its existence and present prosperity to any one man, it is to the personal efforts and business ability of Dr. Kingham. He is a native of the county in whose welfare and advancement he has borne so prominent a part, born December 5, 1839, at Port Clinton, of English descent. His boyhood was spent in his native town, and there he also received his early education, graduating from the public schools in 1854. In 1855 he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, where he remained only one term thence going to the University at Berea, Ohio, where he also studied one term. He then commenced clerking for his - 25 - father, continuing thus until 1863, and thereafter for a short time clerked for a firm in Fremont, Ohio. In the year 1863 he began the study of medicine at Port Clinton under the direction of Dr. Steadman, after about six months removing to Sandusky, Ohio, where he studied under Dr. Agard until May, 1864, when he was called with the hundred-days' men of Ohio to service in the army of the Potomac; he being a member of that body was mustered into service in Company I, One Hundred and Sixty-ninth 0. N. G. I., and his company at once went to Fort Ethan Allen to guard the city of Washington. In September, 1864, he was mustered out of service with his regiment in Cleveland. On his return from the army our subject at once entered the University of Michigan, where he took a thorough course in medicine, graduating from that institution in 1866 with the degree of M. D. During his University course he also attended special medical lectures in the summer vacation at Pittsford, Mass. Dr. Kingham began the practice of medicine at Berlin Heights, Ohio, under adverse conditions. His long medical course had somewhat impaired his health, so that when ready mentally to enter upon his chosen profession he was nearly a physical wreck. By careful attention to his physical condition, however, he gradually became stronger and thus better able to attend to the now constantly increasing calls made upon him. At the end of three months the doctor moved to Florence, there entering into partnership with Dr. Lattin, with whom he remained only a short time when he made another change, this time locating in Norwalk, Ohio, where he practiced four years. After leaving Norwalk he went to Bellmore, Ind., and there remained until May, 1875, the date of his removal to Port Clinton, where he continued in his professional duties until 1886. At this time the Doctor came to Rocky Ridge, to 392 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. give his attention to his business interests there, which had been gradually widening during the passing years, and they have continued to grow until, at the present time, he is extensively engaged in numerous enterprises, all of which, under his able management, have proved profitable to him, and, by giving employment to others, have contributed in no small degree to the growth of the community. He is largely interested in agriculture, owning several farms in the vicinity of Rocky Ridge. In 1878 he engaged in the manufacture of lime, and in 1882 erected a sawmill and invested extensively in the lumber business; in 1889 he erected a large grain elevator and flouring-mill in Rocky Ridge. He is now handling large quantities of wheat, oats and corn, and the value of this enterprise to the local farming industry can hardly be estimated. In 1882, in addition to his other business, the Doctor purchased a drug store at Rocky Ridge, which gradually enlarged until, in 1891, it had become a general store. The Doctor's business had now become so large and complicated, on account of the great variety of interests to which he was giving his attention, that Mrs. Kingham came to his aid, taking her place in the office, and for the past five years she has added her business ability to that of her husband in pushing one of the greatest business enterprises in Ottawa county. Mrs. King-ham attends to the books, keeping an accurate account of all receipts and shipments of grain, and in every way rendering the greatest assistance in conducting the extensive business. Nor have we yet covered the field of the Doctor's business enterprises. In addition to those already enumerated he invested as a stockholder in Lake Side, the most elegan t summer resort on Lake Erie; for many years he has been one of the directors of the company, and at the time of his marriage to his present wife was president of the Lake Side Company. In 1868, Dr. Kingham was married to Miss Mary Ann Partlow, of Bellmore, Ind. A few years afterward, while at Norwalk, Ohio, Mrs. Kingham's health failed, and she gradually became weaker, passing away in May, 1880, at Port Clinton. On August 3o, 1882, the Doctor wedded his present wife, Miss Ella Simkins, of Washington C. H., Ohio, the marriage being solemnized at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, by the Rev. Arthur Edwards, D. D. Mrs. Ella (Simkins) Kingham was born at Washington C. H., Ohio, in 1857, and spent her girlhood days in her native town, from the high school of which place she graduated in 1876. For a time after completing her high school course she attended Wooster University, and subsequently, for five years, she was a teacher in the high school from which she graduated. For one year she was principal of the high school at Muncie, Ind., and at the close of her work there she was married to Dr. King-ham. Mrs. Kingham's father, Richard Simkins, was born in 1831 in New Jersey, and her mother, Martha (Kembel) Simkins, was born in Ohio, in 1833; they are still living at Washington C. H. To them were born two children, Mrs. Kingham, and Dr. James Simkins, of Clarksburg, Ohio. Mrs. Kingham's maternal. grandfather, Nathan Kembel, was born in 1811 in New Jersey. By his first marriage the Doctor had five children, two of whom are now living: William and Bernard, at present with their uncle, Mr. Jacobs, in California. By his present wife he has two sons, James Jay and George Richard, both living with their parents. Dr. Kingham's parents, James and Lydia Ann (Knight) Kingham, were born, the father in England in 1803, on the noted " Farm Golder," in Oxfordshire, the mother at Rising Sun, Md., in 1818. They were married in 1836. James King-ham followed mercantile pursuits the greater part of his life; he died in 1875, and the mother now lives with her daugh- COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 393 ter, Mrs. Jacobs. There were four children in the family, two of whom are now living, Dr. Joseph Kingham, and Mrs. Jacobs, of California. GEORGE W. LONG (deceased), who was one of the prominent and progressive farmers of Carroll township, Ottawa county, was born in Hanover, Germany, December 29, 1838, and was a son of Henry and Christina Long, natives of the same country, who, emigrating to this country, took up their residence in Erie township, Ottawa county, in 1843. The father was not long permitted to enjoy his new home, his death occurring the same year. His wife survived him about eight years. Our subject remained under the parental roof until sixteen years of age, when he bade adieu to his old home and removed to Bureau county, Ill., residing there for four years. He then returned to Erie township, Ottawa county, and in 1867 took up his residence in Carroll township, where his remaining ,days were passed. On November 17, 1862, Mr. Long was united in marriage with Miss Mary Louisa Meeker, who was born in Erie township, Ottawa county, March 15, 1842, daughter of Chalon and Mary (Ammons) Meeker, who were pioneer settlers, and for many years honored and respected residents of Erie township, where they made their home until called to their final rest. The father passed away very suddenly August 17, 1877; the mother died of diphtheria February 19, 1869. Their family numbered ten children, six of whom are yet living, namely: Amanda, wife of Robert McKay, a resident of Tuscola, Ill. ; William, who makes his home in Henry county, Ohio; Rachel, wife of Robert Stevens, who is located in Carroll township, Ottawa county; Mrs. Long; Teressa, wife of Thomas Hambly, a resident of Rocky Ridge, Ottawa county; and Thomas, who is living in Douglas county, Ill. To Mr. and Mrs. Long were born three children, as follows: (1) Amanda Lavina, born October 9, 1864, who married Frank S. Foote, now a teacher in Toledo; she has one child, Edgar Foote, born October 12, 189o. (2) George Edward, born August 7, 1869, living in Carroll township. (3) Sylvanus, born April 1o, 1881, is still living with the mother. Mr. Long was killed by the kick of a horse, May 7, 1890. He was recognized as one of the valued and leading citizens of the community, and took quite a prominent part in county affairs. He was a Republican, but though giving a loyal support to the party he was not a politician in the sense of office-seeking, rather one who favored safe principles and good officials, and he capably served in many township offices, discharging his duties with credit to himself and satisfaction to all concerned. He made farming his life work, and led a busy and industrious life. Well-known and highly-esteemed by all who knew him, his sudden death was mourned by a large number of sincere friends. His genuine worth and true nobility gained him the respect of all, and no one in Ottawa county was more favorably known. Since his death his faithful and devoted wife has managed the estate with more than ordinary ability, and her excellent care has made it return a good income. She is a consistent member of the United Brethren Church, and very popular in the social circles of the township, where she has a host of warm friends. DANIEL BROWN (deceased) was one of the most progressive and influential farmers of Carrol township, Ottawa county. His birth occurred in Lancaster, N. Y., March 23, 1[815, and he was a son of Joseph R. and Ruth (Smith) Brown, who were early settlers of Erie county, Ohio, where they 394 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. passed away. In their family of nine children only three now survive: Solomon, who is residing on the old homestead in Margaretta township, Erie Co., Ohio; Diadami, wife of Thomas Persons, of Sisson, Siskiyou Co., Cal. ; and Mrs. Martha Newman, a widow, of Barcelona, Tulare county, California. In February, 1819, Mr. Brown, whose name introduces this sketch, removed with his parents to Erie county, Ohio, where he was reared to manhood and received his education. His principal occupation through life was farming, though for eleven years he was foreman of Mr. Heywood's flouring-mill and sawmill at Venice, Ohio. He located in Carroll township, Ottawa county, May 4, 1866, from which date until his death he was a constant resident of that community, where he was widely and favorably known. His death occurred at his home July 19, 1893, and he was deeply and sincerely mourned. At Venice, Erie Co., Ohio, June 8, 1845, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Brown and Miss Melissa I. James, who was born in that county, November 24, 1830, a daughter of Henry and Phoebe (Dunham) James, both natives of this country, who became early pioneers of Erie county; there they resided until death, both dying in Venice, the father on November 29, 1874, the mother on October 7, 1881. To them was born a family of six children, three of whom are still living, namely: Melissa I., widow of Daniel Brown; Rebecca, wife of Charles Hiemlich, of Venice, Ohio; and Yeamon, residing near Genoa, Ottawa county. Nine children came to bless the union of Mr. and Mrs. Brown, namely: Phoebe, born July 7, 1846, died April 11, 1848; Rebecca, born April 3, 1848, now the wife of Leman Thompson, of Carroll township; Isabel, born November 16, 1850, now the wife of Roscoe Wise, of Curtis, Ohio; Henry, born October I1, 1852, died October 12, 1853 ; Martha, born March 26, 1854, now the wife of Austin L. Carey, of Mount Vernon, Ohio; Frank, born August 11, 1856, a resident of Carroll township; Rachel, born February 14, 1858, making her home in Mount Vernon; James K., born June 8, 1861, living in Lorain county, Ohio; and Alvira, born March 14, 1866, married James Clopfenstein, and died February 22, 1885. In his political affiliations Mr. Brown was an ardent Republican, but was never an aspirant for office, preferring to give his time and attention to his agricultural duties, and was one of the successful men of his day. Though enjoying in his youth but meagre literary advantages, he acquired a practical education, and was a close observer of men and events. He took an active part in all matters relating to the welfare of the township and county, and was held in the highest esteem by his friends and neighbors. His faithful wife, who is a well-educated and intelligent lady, still resides in Carroll township, where she is surrounded by hosts of friends. GEORGE H. RICE, who during his lifetime was a prominent fruit grower and agriculturist of Carroll township, Ottawa county, was born April 26, 1826, in Painesville, Ohio, son of Isaac and Lucy (Devol) Rice, the former a native of Vermont, the latter of the Buckeye State. She was born in Marietta in 1802, and her father, Jonathan Devol, was one of the honored pioneers of Ohio. Isaac Rice was born in Brattleboro, Vt., May 7, 1792, and previous to 1820 removed to the southern part of Ohio, where he followed his trade of wagon-making. He was married in Marietta in 1820, and in 1825 removed with his wife to Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio, where he followed the same business. He built COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 395 fifteen of the first stages that ever ran between Buffalo and Cleveland. In February, 1829, he removed to Danbury township, then a part of Huron county, now a part of Ottawa county, where he spent his remaining days, passing away April 14, 1845. His wife survived until January 17, 1867. Their family numbered seven children, but only one is now living--Mary Ann, wife of D. W. Stewart, a resident of Alton, Illinois. George H. Rice acquired his education in the district schools of Danbury township, and also in Westfield, Medina Co., Ohio, and when his school life was ended became a sailor on the lakes. He was serving as mate on the steamer " Oregon " at the time it was blown up on the Detroit river, April 14, 1855. He continued on the water until 1882, and in connection carried on fruit farming and ship and boat building, but for the last twelve years, owing to poor health, he led a practically retired life. His labors were interrupted in 1865 by his enlistment, on February 14, in Company C, Second Ohio Cavalry; after serving for a few months at St. Louis he became so ill that he was sent home on furlough, and the regiment was mustered out of the service before his leave of absence expired. Mr. Rice was married in Westfield, Medina county, December 25, 1851, to Miss Celestia P. St. John, who was born in Westfield, January 31, 1831, daughter of Myron and Philena (Allton) St. John, natives of Vermont, who became early settlers of Medina county, where they spent their remaining days, the father dying December 1, 1866, the mother on June 9, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Rice are the parents of eight children: Noah Lovell, who was born October 17, 1853, and is a prominent farmer of Carroll township, Ottawa county; Philena L., born November 4, 1856, residing in Chicago; Louisa C., born September 2, 1858, now the wife of C. C. Strong, a resident of Chicago; Henry Lincoln, born July 28, 1861, died February 21, 1869; Mary A., born August 28, 1863, now the wife of Aretus Crane, of Chicago; Dan S., born August 8, 1867; Julia M. W., born June 19, 1871; and George Allton, born April 24, 1875; the three youngest are at home. The family attend the Baptist Church. Mr. Rice was one of the oldest pioneer settlers of Ottawa county, and during his long residence here ever sustained a reputation for integrity and good citizenship, alike creditable to his judgment and character. As one of the men who in an early day took part in subduing the wilderness, transforming it into fine farms and beautiful homes which the present generation enjoy in comparative comfort and ease, Mr. Rice is well worthy of being represented in this volume. At the time of his decease, though he had almost reached the honored age of three score years and ten, he was a well-preserved man, of commanding presence, possessed of a vigorous mind, good practical business sagacity, and a reliable memory, as to early events. Ofttimes he reviewed the changes that have taken place since the days of the old open fireplace. and the log schoolhouse with its half-barrel seats, where he received his rudimentary education, and the twang of the thread as the good mother plied her needle by the dim light of a tallow candle. These and many more of the circumstances connected with pioneer life frequently flitted across his mind, as he took a retrospective glance into the past, recalling the marvellous work of the first settlers of Ottawa county, a work in which he always bore his part. But his days of hardship and toil were crowned by success, and in his declining years he enjoyed a well-earned rest, and the blessings of his home and fireside. He was a successful agriculturist, and his farm and orchard, with their many improvements and neat appearance, speak well in his praise. 396 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. In politics Mr. Rice was a Republican, and he took an active and intelligent interest in local and national affairs. He was highly respected by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, and was a worthy representative of the pioneers of Ottawa county. He passed away at his home in Carroll township, June 30, 1895, and was laid to rest at Oak Harbor. CARL RUH (deceased) was a well-known business man and highly-respected citizen of Put in Bay Island, Ottawa county, and in his death the community lost one of its best residents. He was born in Baden, Germany, December 31, 1834, and was a son of John and Mary (Ackerley) Ruh, who were also natives of the Fatherland. They had a family of seven children, of whom Joseph, now a resident of Put in Bay, is the only known survivor. The gentleman whose name introduces this sketch was reared to manhood in the land of his birth, acquired his education in its public schools and learned the trade of butcher, and tanner of hides. In 1854 he crossed the Atlantic to America, and took up his residence in Sandusky City, Ohio, but after a short time removed to Put in Bay Island, where he made his home for a period of forty-five years, and was one of the most highly-esteemed citizens of that community. During his earlier residence here he engaged in wood chopping and butchering, but in later years his entire time and attention were devoted to grape growing, his vineyard being one of the finest on the Island. A handsome and well-kept residence and beautiful grounds, themselves the embodiment of neatness, indicate the thrift and enterprise of him who was the owner. Mr. Ruh was married in Sandusky City, June 11, 1857, to Christina Schmidt, a daughter of Frederick and Mary (Brandt) Schmidt, the former a native of Baden, Germany, born August 10, 1828. Mr. and Mrs. Ruh became the parents of two children: Herman, born July 18, 1869; and Marie L., born February 24, 1871. The mother of this family came with her parents to America in 1854, and since 1855 has resided continuously on Put in Bay Island—a most estimable lady, one who has many warm friends in the community. Mr. Ruh efficiently filled the office of school director of Put in Bay for twelve years, was also township trustee for one term, and served in other local offices, discharging his duties with a promptness and fidelity that won him high commendation. He was a man of broad and liberal views, charitable to a fault, and his hearty support and co-operation were given to all worthy enterprises calculated to benefit the community. His life's labors were ended May 11, 1895, and in his death Put in Bay lost one of her most valuable citizens, his wife a loving and devoted husband, and his children a kind and indulgent father. His career was above reproach, and he left to his family not only a good property but the priceless heritage of an untarnished name. JOHN SIEGRIST (deceased), who was one of the earliest settlers on Middle Bass Island, Ottawa county, and a prominent grape grower, was born in Bavaria, Germany, May 2, 1825, and was a son of Leopolt and Kate (Harmond) Siegrist. John Siegrist was educated in his native land, engaged there in fruit growing, and learned the trade of stonecutter. About 1850 he left Germany for America, and coming to Ohio located in Sandusky, Erie county, where he resided for some years, and worked at his trade of stonecutter. Afterward he removed to Kelley's Island, and engaged in grape growing, in 1866 removing to Middle Bass Island, where he continued in the same occupation. In Sandusky on October 24, 1853, COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 397 Mr. Siegrist was united in marriage with Margaret Stoess, and they had nine children, as follows: Mary, born July 24, 1854, died March 28, 186o; Elizabeth, born August 31, 1856, died March 14, 1860; Magdalena, born July 15, 1858, died March 12, 1860; Conrad, born January 14, 186o, died August 12, 1861, Margueretta, born March 19, 1862, is the wife of Peter Lonz; Louisa, born July 8, 1863, is the wife of Jacob Scherer, residing in Sandusky; Lizzie, born March 18, 1865, died December 7, 1870; Anna, born August 20, 1867, died September 2, 1868; and Emma, born October 28, 1869. Mrs. Siegrist's parents, Godfrey and Louisa Stoess, were born in Germany. After removing to Middle Bass Island, in 1866, Mr. Siegrist resided there up to the date of his death, January 5, 1882. His widow died January 3o, 1893. PETER F. LONZ, a grape grower on Middle Bass Island, Ottawa county, was born March 5, 1857, in Sandusky, Erie Co.; Ohio, son of Peter and Mary (Werber) Lonz, who were born, respectively, in Prussia and in Baden, Germany; both are still living, having their home in Sandusky. Peter F. Lonz was reared to manhood and educated in Sandusky, and has been engaged principally in agricultural pursuits since boyhood. In 1876 he came to Middle Bass, and has since been a continuous resident thereof, engaged in grape growing and wine making. On April I 3, 1882, Peter F. Lonz was united in marriage with Margueretta Siegrist, and they have had four children, three of whom are now living, namely: Cora Rosa M., born August 31, 1884; George F. A., born January 12, 1887; and Louisa Anna, born January 15, 1889. Mrs. Lonz is a daughter of John and Margueretta Siegrist. Mr. Lonz has served as a school director two terms. In his political views he is a Democrat. He is well-known in Put in-Bay township, and throughout the county generally, has held many offices of trust, and in all of them has performed his duty with fidelity. He is a man of more than ordinary ability, and has made good use of his opportunities, possessing sterling honesty, which has characterized his conduct throughout life, and has won for him a high place in the esteem and confidence of his fellow men. DAVID JAMESON (deceased) was for fifty years one of the prominent and progressive residents of Danbury township, Ottawa county. His birth occurred in New York City, November 22, 1817, and he was a son of Andrew and Esther (Fowler) Jameson, the former a native of Scotland, the latter of Connecticut. His father, who was a dry-goods merchant of New York City, died there when our subject was quite young. In 1822 the mother with her family removed to Bloomingville, Ohio, where they resided until 1834, when they located on Johnson's Island. At the end of ten years they came to Danbury township, Ottawa county, making a location at Bay Shore, where they resided for about six years, and where the mother passed from this earth in 185o. Our subject then removed to the present homestead farm now occupied by his wife and family, and from that time up to his death, which took place January 31, 1894, he was a continuous resident of that section of the township. Most of his time was passed in fishing, his farm being attended to by hired help. He also commanded a freight steamer on Lake Erie, and owned several sailboats which he used in the pursuit of his business. Mr. Jameson was twice married, his first union being with Miss Almira Meacham, and to them were born four chil- 398 - COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. dren, three of whom are still livingLorena, wife of Frederick Johnson, of Danbury township; John B., a resident of Lakeside, Ottawa county; and William, a resident of Danbury township. On December 12,1855, Mr. Jameson married Miss Elizabeth Tynan, who was born in Danbury township, March 2, 1839, and is a daughtor of William and Margaret (Johnson) Tynan, the former a native of Ireland, the latter of Ohio. Her father was among the early settlers of Danbury township, and for many years was foreman of a stone quarry at Marble Head. He also engaged in the quarry business in his own interest for several years, besides being one of the leading agriculturists of the county. The mother of Mrs. Jameson is now the widow of Gavin Watson. Ten children were born to the union of Mr. Jameson and his second wife, namely: (1) Howard E., born October 26, 1857, is a resident of Lakeside, Ottawa county, and by his marriage with Miss Dora Newton has two children—Hazel May and Russell H. (2) Delia M., born May 2, 1859, became the wife of Durell Battle, and died February 17,1884, leaving a daughter—Delia Elizabeth, who was born on the 14th of that month, and now makes her home with her grandmother, Mrs. Jameson. (3) Luella T., born January 17, 1860, is the wife of M. W. Pettibone, of Lakeside, Danbury township. (4) Lucy A., born November 15, 1861, is the wife of M. H. Beebe, of Cleveland, Ohio. (5) Minnie A., born February 1o, 1863, is at home. (6) Cora Lillian, born March 1, 1866, is the wife of Alfred M. Morton, of Cleveland. (7) Genevieve was born December 12, 1867. (8) Benjamin Mead was born September 26, 1872, and makes his home in Danbury township. (9) Flora Belle was born February 13, 1874; and (10) Ernest R. was born June 13, 1877. During his early life Mr. Jameson was connected with the United Brethren Church; but after his removal to his late residence in Danbury township he became a consistent member of the Methodist Church, and contributed liberally of his means to church purposes and charities. For sixteen years prior to his death he was unable to do active business, and for five years was a constant but patient sufferer. He was a self-made man in every respect, having from small beginnings made a complete success in life, and acquired an enviable record for fair and honest dealing. He was a man of excellent judgment and sound common sense, while his unswerving personal integrity and the general rectitude of his life gained for him a favorable reputation in the community where he was best known. JOHN WICKLIFFE LOCKWOOD, who is numbered among the leading business men of Ottawa county, is extensively engaged in farming and fruit growing, and also operates a large plaster quarry. He was born June 23, 1827, on the old homestead farm in Portage township, which is still his place of abode, and is a son of Col. Samuel M. and Gertrude (Doughty) Lockwood. His father was born in Stamford, Conn., and his mother in New York City. About the year 1818 they took up their abode in Danbury township, Ottawa Co., Ohio, and in 1821 removed to Portage township, where the Colonel engaged in agricultural pursuits, and conducted a plaster quarry until a few years previous to his death, when he retired from active business life. He was one of the earliest settlers of the county, and erected the first stone residence in Portage township. He won his title of " Colonel " by serving in the New York State Militia during the war of 1812. A prominent and influential citizen, he was recognized as a leader in the community in which he lived; was honored with election to the State Legislature on several COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD - 399 different occasions, and was also State commissioner of the Mad River & Lake Erie railroad, the first road built in Ohio, and the second west of the Aileghanies. He passed away in Sandusky City in 1848. He was twice married, his first wife being Mary Doughty, a sister of the mother of our subject. They had four children, only one of whom is now living, Edward J. By the second union there were seven children who reached mature years, and those of them who survive are John W., Gertrude Ann (wife of F. F. Smith, of Chicago), and Emeline (living with her brother). John W. Lockwood was reared to manhood on the old home farm, and like many another boy who has made his life work a success obtained his education in the old log school house near his home. With exception' of a few years spent on Sandusky Bay, in connection with a ferryboat in which he was interested, he has always lived in Portage township, and his occupation has been farming, fruit growing and plaster quarrying. He is a thorough-going business man, upright and honorable in all transactions, and the neat and thrifty appearance of his place indicates his careful supervision. He raises a fine variety of fruits, whereby not a little is added to his income, and successfully operates one of the largest quarries in the county. At Port Clinton, June 20, 1850, Mr. Lockwood was married to Miss Elizabeth Smith, who was born in November, 1827, daughter of Henry V. and Catherine (Fralick) Smith, natives of New York, and later residents of Portage township. Both have now departed this life. Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood had a family of eight children, of whom one died in infancy; the others are Ida, wife of R. W. Gill, who is living at Lakeside, Ohio; Herbert D., on the old homestead; Horace A., a resident of Victor, Colo. ; Gertrude, wife of John Helberg, a prominent merchant of Port Clinton; Imogene E., wife of W. H. Althoff, editor of the Port Clinton Democrat; Alfred H., of Toledo; and Stanton W., at home. Mr. Lockwood has efficiently filled the office of township trustee at intervals, serving altogether more than twenty years, and has been honored with other positions of public trust. He has always voted the Republican ticket, and has been an earnest supporter of interests calculated to prove of public benefit, lending a helping hand to all worthy enterprises. Such a man is well worthy of representation in this volume. IMMER C. MOORE (deceased) was a farmer and fruit grower of Erie township, Ottawa county, and a Union soldier in the war of the Rebellion. He was born in Port Clinton, Portage township, Ottawa county, August 21, 1841, and was a son of Cyrus and Esther H. (Knight) Moore, who were among the early settlers of Port Clinton, and afterward removed to Erie township. Cyrus Moore died December 7, 1871; his widow, Esther H., is still living at the age of seventy-eight years. They had a family of seven children, as follows: Eleanor E., wife of I. K. Gibbons, residing at Gypsum, Ottawa county; Immer C., subject of this sketch; Celina S., wife of Richard B. Moore, of Oketo, Kans. ; Lucinda F., wife of Nathan Pierson, of Carroll; Abigail E., wife of Brinton Hoopes, residing in Toledo; Robert B.; and Mary A., wife of James Snider, of Erie township. When but a youth Immer C. Moore accompanied his parents to Erie township. He was reared a farmer's boy, received his education in the district schools, and was employed for a number of years in sawmills in Ottawa county, also railroading for a short time; but the latter part of his life was spent in agricultural pursuits. He served as a private in Cornpany C, Forty-first O. V. I., from Octo-